Vitesse Arnhem battle Man United, Porto for Awoniyi

SL10.ng has been told that Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem have joined the race for the signature of Flying Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

A representative of the Arnhem-based outfit has contacted the intermediary that looks after the affairs of the U-20 and U-23 starlet over the possibility of moving to The GelreDome in the summer.

It is understood that Vitesse Arnhem were placed on alert after the 17-year – old netted a brace for the Nigeria Under-23s in an All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia two weeks ago.

As well as Vitesse Arnhem, representatives of Manchester United, Olympiakos, Red Bull Salzburg, Porto, RSC Anderlecht and Esperance have opened a line of communication with Taiwo Awoniyi’s minders.

But the most concrete interest so far has come from Tunisian powerhouse Esperance, who firmed up their interest by offering him a five – year deal and a sign-on bonus of 650,000 Euros.

Bear it in mind that Taiwo Awoniyi signed a preliminary contract with Kalmar after the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup but the deal is not watertight as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to rule on the club that own his registration and economic rights.